WIRED Innovation Fellowships welcome 2015 applications

At WIRED2014 12 inaugural WIRED
Innovation Fellows were welcomed to the stage. Each gave a talk
describing their significant impact on the world in their respected
fields. We will continue this celebration of forward-thinking
innovators by expanding the 2015 WIRED Innovation Fellowship
programme to include two tiers made up of 14 Fellows, including
three Space/WIRED Creative Fellows. Here's everything you
need to know about how to apply.

What are the WIRED Innovation Fellowships?Inspired by successful fellows' programmes at
events such as TED, PopTech and INK, we are leveraging WIRED's
network and WIRED's resources to promote the work of emerging
talents in our community. In 2015, there will be 14 WIRED
Innovation Fellows, who will gain free and full access to all our
events; the opportunity to speak on our conference stages and
network with other Innovation Fellows and conference speakers;
coverage in our digital and print publications; and further support
and mentorship that we and our partners can offer. As well as
speaking at our annual flagship event, Fellows will also have the
opportunity to attend other WIRED events, such as WIRED Health on
April 2015 and WIRED Money on July 2015. Further events will be
announced soon.

Who can apply for a WIRED Innovation Fellowship?The WIRED Innovation Fellowships are open to any
individual working in fields normally covered by WIRED who, in the
editorial team's opinion, has the potential to make a significant
impact on the world. The deadline for applications will be
Tuesday, 31 March 2015. We are looking for emerging innovators
in science, technology, design, culture, business, the arts -- and
other fields covered by the magazine -- who both excite us in their
fresh and energetic approach, and who have already achieved a
proven track record of early success. We do not care how old you
are or where you are from; we expect Innovation Fellows to be drawn
from a number of countries and a range of ages. Nor will we make
decisions based on your personal background, ethnicity or gender.
We simply want to identify individuals whose work makes our editors
excited, and whose stories we are compelled to bring to a wider
audience. WIRED Innovation Fellowships will be awarded at the sole
discretion of the WIRED editor, in consultation with the wider
editorial team.

How do I apply for a WIRED Innovation Fellowship?To apply to be a WIRED Innovation Fellow, you need
to send all of the following to editorial@wired.co.uk, with
"Innovation Fellowships 2015" in the subject line, by Tuesday, 31
March 2015:

- An explanation of why you believe your work will make a
significant impact on the world, what is innovative about it, and
therefore why you deserve to be one of the WIRED Innovation
Fellows. Your explanation can be up to 1,000 words of text, plus
any supporting photographs, videos, audio or other documentary
material.

What is The Space/WIRED Creative Fellowship
Programme? As part of the Innovation Fellowships, we've also created
a new category to identify three emerging digital artists with
exceptional abilities. The deadline for applications will be
Sunday, 1 March 2015. The Space/WIRED Creative Fellowship
Programme -- in collaboration with the digital arts platform The Space -- is open to anyone
in the world who has inspiration for a game-changing work of art
which will be published on The Space and WIRED. The three Fellows
chosen will each receive £30,000, and there will be an additional
£10,000 budget for training and mentorship working towards their
proposed art projects as well as a dedicated producer who will
support them through the creative process. We want to hear why the
proposed artistic work will make a significant impact on the world,
what's particularly innovative about it, and why you deserve to be
one of The Space/WIRED's Creative Fellows.

Creative Fellows will also receive the benefits of being an
Innovation Fellow.

How do I apply for The Space/WIRED Creative Fellows
Programme?

To apply to be a The Space/WIRED Creative Fellow, you need to
send all of the following to creativefellowship@thespace.org, with
"Creative Fellowships 2015" in the subject line, by Sunday, 1 March
2015:

You can submit these as video, audio file or PDF documents.
Video or audio files should be a maximum of 3 minutes and hosted as
a private Vimeo, YouTube, Soundcloud or Dropbox entry. Please
indicate links in bold on the email and provide sign-in details if
required to access the content.

PLUS

An explanation of why you believe your proposed artistic project
will make a significant impact on the cultural sector, what is
innovative about it, and therefore why you deserve to be one of The
Space WIRED Creative Fellows. Your explanation can be up to 1,000
words of text, plus any supporting photographs, videos (as a link
with a password), audio or other documentary material.

When is the application deadline?

We must receive your completed application by midnight London
time on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 for the WIRED Fellowship, and
Sunday, 1 March 2015 for the Space/WIRED Creative
Fellowship. We will inform successful candidates
in April 2015. Sorry, we cannot enter into
correspondence with unsuccessful candidates.

The judges for the prize will include Ruth Mackenzie, CEO of The
Space and myself, with a further judge to be revealed later in the
year. Submissions will be assessed by judges and The Space Creative
Fellowship team.

The decision of The Space and our judges about eligibility and
the selection of successful submissions is final. We will not enter
into correspondence about submissions that are not selected. If you
have any specific questions, please email editorial@wired.co.uk,
with "Innovation Fellowships 2015" or "Creative Fellowships 2015"
in the subject line. We will be unable to advise on the content of
your application or your likelihood of success. Please do not
telephone.

We look forward to hearing from the potential intake of WIRED
Innovation Fellows.